BRITISH EVENTS–Miami Only

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►►► MIAMI BABC [British-American Business Council] holds business and social events throughout the year, including the Queen’s Birthday Celebration in June and the Christmas luncheon in December. British professionals and business owners especially welcomed. For current events and membership details, consult their website www.babcmiami.org Non-members welcome to attend events. British professionals and business owners especially welcomed.

►►► MIAMI BEACH. The Fillmore has British stars and bands year-round over from the UK, too numerous and frequent to list on this page. So consult their website often www.fillmoremb.com to see who’s coming. Or call the Box office [305] 673-7300. Fillmore is at 1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach FL 33139.

Hamlet: National Theatre Live from the UK May 18 – 20 @ 12 Noon. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica ) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, National Theatre Live will broadcast this eagerly awaited production live to cinemas in the USA.
The famous story: As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet (Benedict Cumberbatch) rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Time Out remarks, “One of the most visually and atmospherically stunning productions I’ve ever seen, of anything, ever.” Click here for tickets. Coral Gables Art Cinema 260 Aragon Avenue | Coral Gables, [Miami] FL 33134 | 786.472.2249NOTE This cinema shows UK films year-round. So consult their website often www.gablescinema.com

►►► Friday June 15, 2018 at 8p.m. The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show BRIT FLOYD returns with their Eclipse World Tour 2018 45 years of The Dark Side of the Moon The strikingly visual and overwhelmingly popular Brit Floyd returns to Maimi. Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute show returns to the Fillmore Miami Beach in 2018 for a very special ’45th Anniversary’ retrospective of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. Having sold in excess of 45 million copies and judged by many as the greatest rock album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon was an ambitious psychedelic masterpiece that redefined rock itself and propelled Pink Floyd and its members to rock immortality. Brit Floyd will perform classic tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon alongside gems from Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell plus lots more. The Brit Floyd show has truly become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world’s greatest live tribute to Pink Floyd. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Division Bell tour, complete with a stunning million dollar light show, large circle screen and arch plus moving lights, lasers, inflatables and theatrics. A Brit Floyd show really is as close as fans will get to experiencing the magnificence of a Pink Floyd show live. Brit Floyd is more than a tribute! It really is as good as they say – believe the hype and don’t miss it! INFO/TICKETS www.livenation.com

►►► JULY 6, 2018 at 8.30p.m. Erasure kicks off their WORLD BEYOND TOUR . Award-winning Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of singer and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke. They formed in London, and entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single “Who Needs Love Like That”. Formed nearly 30 years ago, the award-winning songwriting duo of Vince Clarke and Andy Bell unleashed on the nation a succession of both influential and chart-topping pop anthems of the ‘80s, ‘90s through to today. Songs like ‘Oh L’amour,’ ‘A Little Respect,’ ‘Sometimes,’ ‘Victim Of Love,’ ‘Blue Savannah,’ ‘Star,’ ‘Chains Of Love,’ ‘Who Needs Love (Like That),’ ‘Love To Hate You,’ ‘Drama!,’ “Always,” and “Breathe,” ensured a formidable presence on the singles charts complemented by chart topping albums (including The Innocents, Chorus, and I Say I Say I Say) and the beginning of the worldwide Abba revival, ‘Abba-esque.’ Their new album called World Beyond will be released on March 9th. SHOW LOCATION: Fillmore in Miami Beach. Erasure kicked off their previous tour at the Fillmore as well in 2014. INFO/TICKETS from LiveNation.com Charge by phone 800-745-3000 or in person at Fillmore Box Office. Call [305] 673-7300 for opening hours.

►►► NOVEMBER 2018. MIAMI BOOKFAIR dates:..……..famous British authors come to the Miami Book Fair and hold book-signing events. It’s the largest in the USA. Featuring more than 600 authors and featuring booksellers and publishers from around the world, there are hundreds of events over 2 weeks at this annual event. Music, food, gatherings, street fair–lots more. For dates and to plan what you want to see consult www.miamibookfair.com Year-round: FAMOUS BRITISH AUTHORS [flying in from the UK] appear often at Books and Books shops in Miami. To see who’s coming, attend + sign up for future email notifications go to website www.booksandbooks.com

►►► EVERY DECEMBER :ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH runs December 6-9, 2018 featuring numerous galleries and exhibitors from the UK, this is Florida‘s cultural event of the year. I have attended every year since its start with art collector friends over especially from London. It’s enjoyable to ogle handsome English dealers in pin-stripe Saville Row suits as much as their inventory. No flip-flops here. You can enjoy over 800 art-related events and parties across the Miami area. Occurring annually since 2002, Art Basel Miami Beach features 250 galleries from dozens of countries, especially the UK. Participants make it the most prestigious art show of the Americas, featuring established galleries and dynamic newcomers, ranging from a few hundred dollars to several million for museum-quality masterpieces. INFO and TICKETS: www.artbasel.com Click on the Miami Beach section. —–Patricia Kawaja Publisher

►►► Promoters LiveNation bring over an ongoing stream of British bands and stars year round from the UK. See who’s coming to Miami on their website www.livenation.com

►►► NEED A BRITISH ACCENT FOR YOUR PROJECT, RADIO/TV COMMERCIAL, VOICEOVER, your company phone system or any other purpose? The British accent is in great demand in the USA as a sales tool: to the American ear it carries the sound of authority and sexiness. Persuasive, authoritative, attractive, always in style, trendy and alluring….put a British accent to work for you. Hire the professional velvet British voice of Patricia Kawaja in Miami. Patricia has years of professional experience and has done voiceovers for Cunard cruiselines, WSVN Channel 7 in Miami, Shangri–La World Class Hotel Chain and many other clients. Call her at the British Bureau office in Miami on [305] 371-9340 to discuss your needs.

►►► British films are often showing at the O Cinema in their 2 locations in Wynwood and Miami Beach.
For current showings, consult their website www.o-cinema.org

2019

►►► February xxxx, 2019. BRITISH MAPMAKERS, dealers and experts from the UK attend Miami’s International Map Fair each year. The British were the foremost explorers in the world with the greatest navy ever, so this necessitated all their early map-making. The fair takes place in downtown Miami at the Historical Museum. Dealers from many countries attend, along with about 2000 visitors. The USA’s preeminent Map Fair presented by History Miami returns for a weekend of browsing and buying antique maps, with the public encouraged to bring in an old exhibition map of their own for opinions provided by onsite dealers. You can also buy authentic maps and reprints, browse and hear lectures. INFO/Tickets see website www.historymiami.org. Questions call [305] 375-1618 or email mapfair@historymiami.org.

►► TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2019 at 8.p.m. ELTON JOHN’S FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD TOUR comes to the AAA Miami. After more than half a century on the road and an unparalleled career that has redefined the cultural landscape and seen British superstar Elton John claim his place as a true global icon. In January 2018 he announced his final tour called Farewell Yellow Brick Road. The tour will consist of more than 300 shows across five continents, hitting North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Australasia before reaching its conclusion in 2021. These dates mark the superstar’s last-ever tour, the end the road for one of pop culture’s most enduring performers. Elton’s new stage production will take his fans on a musical and highly-visual journey spanning a 50-year career of hits like no one has ever seen before. “Performing live fuels me and I’m ecstatic and humbled to continue to play to audiences across the globe,” said Elton. “I plan to bring the passion and creativity that has entertained my fans for decades to my final tour. After the tour finishes, I’m very much looking forward to closing off that chapter of my life by saying farewell to life on the road. I need to dedicate more time to raising my children.” TICKETS: www.aarena.com or Ticketmaster.com. Full details about the shows, Elton’s life and career on www.eltonjohn.com

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►►► ARE YOU OVER 35? DID YOU PAY INTO A UK COMPANY/PRIVATE PENSION? Do you know whether and how you can access your lump sum and bring it over to the USA? For a FREE review of your UK pension contact Mark Solomons in Florida with Florin Pensions direct on [561] 793-1311 email msolomons@florinpensions.com On Subject line put: “To Mark Solomons—UK pension query”. Include your name + city + phone + a sentence about the type of company/private pension you paid into. NOTE: The UK’s decision to leave the EU has resulted in Gilt yields reaching all time historic lows, pushing up the transfer values of UK defined benefit pensions schemes. That means your unfrozen pension is worth MORE since July 2016. Mark is a longtime member of the Florida Association of British Business [FABB]. As FABB’s UK pensions expert, he has unfrozen many pensions for USA expats over the years.

££ TIP: WANT TO SAVE WHEN TRANSFERRING over UK CURRENCY? DON’T USE YOUR BANK! Use Moneycorp. [ I use Moneycorp myself–FABB President.] The pound is shaky. That affects all expats in Florida who still have UK dealings. To transfer your precious funds, we highly recommend you use the services of Moneycorp. At lower rates than any bank! This will save you fees and grief, as we Londoners say! What your own bank won’t do is save considerable exchange fees, like Moneycorp. NOW is an advantageous time for you to transfer any funds you have. THE BEST WAY: Moneycorp, the UK company with an office in Florida and droves of satisfied Florida clients. It is the only UK currency exchange company licenced to deal in 50 states. Many expat Brits here have used this currency service for years and report huge savings and satisfaction. TO FIND OUT MORE: Phone Moneycorp’s Kelly Cutchin on [863] 207-6616 at their USA HQ in Orlando to ask all your questions. Or email your query to Kelly Cutchin kelly.cutchin@moneycorp.com for details. Moneycorp’s HQ is in England. Posted by the Florida Association of British Business [FABB]. Moneycorp have been trusted members since 2005]